Cairns City, Australia for Backpacker.

At the end of 2016, the priceoftravel.com website lists the six cheapest cities in Australia for backpackers and puts Cairns on top. This assessment is based on several things including transportation, lodging and meals.

Other sites such as travelfreak.net also include the city of Cairns on the list of best cities for backpackers to Australia, while heraldsun.com.au places Cairns 3rd on the list of the cheapest holiday destinations in Australia.

But cheap does not mean cheap. That is what Cairns has to offer, the tour is fairly cheap but not cheap.

The city of Cairns, which belongs to the state of Queensland-Autralia, is a small town that is exactly one line below Papua New Guinea. Because of its location further north, the area where Cairns is often referred to as "Far North Queensland".

One of the reasons tourists visit Cairns a lot is because the climate is similar to the tropical climate, but not too hot as Darwin. Cairns is located quite far from the great desert of Australia. The air is clean, the city environment is clean and orderly. Quite comfortable, isn't it?

As mentioned earlier, the city offers a cheap yet memorable holiday experience, suitable for backpackers looking to Australia. Here's the best tour activity in Cairns that will probably be the most amazing experience of your life.

Dive Into the Nautical Nature

With snorkeling, diving, helmet dive, "Scuba Doo" (a private submarine), or a glass-bottomed boat, we will see and understand why the Great Barrier Reef is considered the most amazing coral reef system in the world. Can also take a float plane to enjoy the view of coral sand from the air.

Various adventures seem to await us, from diving with Minke whales, parasailing from remote island beaches, to peering at the turtles learning to run in the Coral Sea. The day-trips from Cairns, Mission Beach and Port Douglas offer scuba-diving, snorkeling and certified sailing courses, as well as glass-bottomed boat cruises, helmet diving and water motor scooters.

Feel the Country-friendly Atmosphere

Palm Cove and Port Douglas are breathtaking villages in Cairns. The calm and reassuring Palm Cove, with the old "paperbark" (Melaleuca) tree lined by the beach, makes us not want to end this peaceful yet classy tropical vacation. An hour north of Cairns by an amazing route encompassing the jungle and Coral Sea, we'll find Port Douglas, a tropical oasis that offers modern comforts and a country-friendly atmosphere.

Tourists come to this transformation village usually for refreshment, recovery, and revitalization. Enjoy the turquoise waters of Coral Sea, the crystal clear rivers of Mossman Gorge, or the rows of palm trees in the golden sands of Four Mile Beach.

Explore One of the World's Oldest Tropical Rainforest

Daintree National Park is an ancient Australian rain forest jungle laden with native and mysterious nature reserves. The gigantic Kauri pineapple and waterfalls, which make up this forest neighborhood, are home to a quarter of the population of frogs, a third of mammals and freshwater fish, and nearly half of the country's poultry.

Mossman Gorge is regarded as the main spotlight as well as a must-see tourist attraction and a stop off in the Daintree National Park area.

Adrenaline Pumping

Even this city also provides tourism activities for those who want to boost adrenaline! 16 jumping styles, including Minjin Jungle Swing-controlled device that allows three people to jump and swing across the jungle, glide 45 m per 3.5 seconds at speeds up to 120 km per hour-available at AJ Hackett Bungy. Bars and decks of view are available for those who prefer to sit and watch.

Go Through the Boundaries

By climbing Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, we can venture deep into the wilderness. First in the world in eco-tourism, this hanging gondola invites us for a 90 minute (one-way) or 2.5 hour (round-trip) walk through Australia's listed tropical rain forest in World Heritage. We can start or end the trip in Caravonica or Kuranda. Combine Skyrail with other attractions (including Kuranda Scenic Railway) for a half day or all day exciting experience.

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